Bees Sting Rattlers With Another Late Rally
July 2, 2010 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release
BURLINGTON, IA - A crucial Wisconsin Timber Rattler error in the bottom of the seventh inning allowed the Burlington Bees score the go-ahead run Friday night at Community Field. The Bees tacked on four more runs to defeat Wisconsin 6-1. Three Burlington pitchers combined to hold Wisconsin to one run on three hits. The Bees had also rallied late to defeat the Rattlers on Thursday night.
Khris Davis gave Wisconsin a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning. D'Vontrey Richardson and Scooter Gennett had back-to-back doubles to start the inning, but Richardson did not score on the double by Gennett because there was a chance that the ball would be caught in rightcenter and he had gone back to tag up. Davis's sac fly made sure that Richardson scored.
Jose Bonilla brought Burlington back to even with a two-out solo homer in the bottom of the fourth. Rattlers starting pitcher Del Howell fell behind Bonilla 2-0 and the Bees catcher cracked the next pitch over the wall in right-center for his first home run of the season.
The Rattlers (30-46 overall, 4-4 second half) tried to put together a rally with two outs against Burlington starting pitcher Sugar Ray Marimon in the sixth inning. Kentrail Davis was hit by a pitch. Khris Davis singled. Hunter Morris walked. But, Marimon got a popout to keep the game tied. Marimon allowed one run on three hits over six innings, but was not involved in the decision.
Burlington (26-51, 4-4) took the lead in the bottom of the seventh. Howell walked Bonilla to start the frame. Fernando Cruz dropped a sacrifice bunt up the third base line, but none of the three Rattler defenders around the ball fielded it. The play went for a single. Luis Del Rosario was next and he dropped a sacrifice bunt to move runners to second and third.
Howell got the next batter to pop out for the second out of the inning.
Then, Gerard Hall sent a grounder to short for what should have been the final out of the inning. But, the usually sure-handed and slick-fielding Michael Marseco did not come up with the grounder and was charged with an error as Bonilla scored the go ahead run.
Rattlers reliever Caleb Thielbar entered the game at this point and gave up a two-run triple to JD Alfaro that put Burlington up 4-1.
Rene Oriental hit a two-run homer of Thielbar after a lead-off walk in the bottom of the eighth inning and Burlington grabbed a 6-1 lead.
Sam Runion pitched retired all six batters he faced over the seventh and eighth innings to pick up his first win of the season. Scott Kelly pitched a scoreless ninth to close out Wisconsin
Game three of the series is set for Saturday night at 6:30pm. The Timber Rattlers have Nick Bucci (3-3, 3.46) as their scheduled starting pitcher. The Bees have Nick Wooley (2-5, 6.93) set to start. Tune in for the broadcast on AM1280, WNAM or www.timberrattlers.com starting with the Miller Lite Pregame Show at 6:10pm.
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